Written and edited by a team of specialists at Max Fordham LLP; one of the UKrsquo;s leading environmental and building services engineering consultancies; Environmental Design is the result of their extensive experience in designing environmentally-friendly buildings. The principles of their approach; which they have taught in numerous schools of architecture and engineering; are clearly presented here. The book starts with some basic scientific principles and environmental issues and then moves on to site planning; energy use; materials and building form. Natural ventilation systems; high-efficiency mechanical equipment and alternative energy sources are also covered. State-of-the-art buildings of exceptional quality are incorporated throughout the text and illustrate the authorsrsquo; belief that environmentally responsible architecture can be visually exciting. They conclude with a selection of detailed case studies of award-winning projects ndash; including; new for this third edition; Beaufort Court; Kings Langley and the National Trust Headquarters; Swindon.This book is essential reading for architects; engineers; planners and students of these disciplines.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great collection but....By Theresa....the reproductions are poor. Its worth it to study the prints; but they sure could be reproduced a whole lot better.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Masterly stuffBy MrExcellent reproductions of this seminal collection - my copy is already falling apart from too much reading and looking!!0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good book of Goya BW worksBy Bill GThis book is one of several on the BW Goya works; I saw many of the originals first in Madrid and recently at a major Goya exhibition in the US. The book is engaging although the reproductions are a bit faded in tone; perhaps it is hard to reproduce the deep shades of the originals. Thanks nonetheless.